Old Royal Adelaide Hospital site’s heritage-listed buildings will become an entrepeneurial hub, as others are demolished

SIX heritage-listed buildings on the Old Royal Adelaide Hospital site will be transformed into an entrepreneurial growth hub, as others were demolished this week.

Adam Langenberg

The AdvertiserMay 25, 20187:28pm

Part of the east side of the Old Royal Adelaide Hospital is demolished on Friday May 25. Picture: AAP / Kelly BarnesSource:AAP

SIX heritage-listed buildings on the Old Royal Adelaide Hospital site will be transformed into an entrepreneurial growth hub.

The south-west corner of the prime piece of real estate will become “the largest incubator, accelerator growth hub in the country”, according to jubilant Premier Steven Marshall.

“What people will see is a precinct, not with a group of academics or government people, but entrepreneurs looking at starting their businesses, and they’ll come from a range of sectors,” Mr Marshall said.

An artist's impression of what the innovation centre at the Old Royal Adelaide Hospital site will look like.Source:Supplied

Mr Marshall said a chief entrepreneur would be appointed to “curate” the area, but the Government had yet to decide if the position would be paid.

Mr Marshall also said he’d yet to decide if subsidies would be offered to attract certain industries and companies to relocate to the area.

The Allied Health Building will form “the largest incubator, accelerator growth hub in the country”, Premier Steven Marshall said.Source:Supplied

Renewal SA chief executive John Hanlon said he expected more than 2000 people to be working at the site by July next year.